89R4446 MEW-F
By: Cook H.B. No. 1902
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 29.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
(3) "Credit services organization" has the meaning
assigned by Section 393.001, Finance Code.
SECTION 2. Chapter 29, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 29.04 to read as follows:
Sec. 29.04. JUGGING. (a) A person commits an offense if,
with the intent to commit theft of another person's money, the
person:
(1) targets or observes the other person withdrawing
money from an automated teller machine, bank, credit union, or
credit services organization; and
(2) subsequently physically follows the other person
or causes any person to physically follow the other person.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony,
except that the offense is:
(1) a felony of the third degree if, during the
commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under
Section 30.04; or
(2) a felony of the first degree if, during the
commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under
Section 29.02 or 29.03.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.